Mario and Luigi went down several pipes. Suddenly, they fell out of a pipe in mid-air!
"Yah!" yelled Luigi, jumping up, "That cloud! It has-eyes!"
Meanwhile, a mushroomer was peering out from behind a bush.
"It's them!" he exclaimed.
"Huh?" said Mario.
"Who said that?" asked Luigi nervously.
"I did!"
"W-w-who?" Luigi was scared, now.
"Me, Toad!"
"It says it's a toad!" said Luigi to Mario.
"I have ears, don't I?" said Mario, who was a bit annoyed.
"I'd come out, but I might scare you!" said the voice.
"Go ahead, Luigi's just a coward!" said Mario.
"I am not…" said Luigi.
"Okay, prepare yourselves!" said the voice. Suddenly, a guy with a mushroom head appeared out from behind the bush!
"Yah!" screamed Luigi.
"Hello!" said Mario, "What's your name?"
"I told you! Toad!" said Toad.
"You said it was A toad!" exclaimed Mario at Luigi.
"So?" Luigi was scared.
"I am a Toad!"
"Wha?" Mario and Luigi said at the same time.
"It's a bit confusing, isn't it? Toad is my name AND species!" said Toad.
"Anyway, where are we?" asked Luigi.
"Oh yeah!" said Toad, "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario and Luigi!"
"How did you know our names?" asked Mario.
"Well," Toad continued, "I heard you say Luigi's name, but I already knew!"
"But-how?" asked Mario again.
"Follow me!" Toad said.